tempestad

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish tempestat, likely a borrowing (rather than an inheritance) from Latin tempestātem (“weather, storm, tempest”), from tempus (“time”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tempesˈtad/ [t̪ẽm.pesˈt̪að̞]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: tem‧pes‧tad

Noun

tempestad f (plural tempestades)

  1. tempest, storm (especially at sea)

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